Sepoy and the raj, the: the indian army, 1860-1940
Auteur :
Omissi, David
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9780333729762
Date de publication :
18 juin 1998
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This is the first scholarly study of the subject for twenty years, and the only one based on extensive archival research. In this evocative and compassionate work, David Omissi examines the origins, motives and protests of the several million Indian peasant- soldiers who served the colonial power.